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When Senior Citizens Act and Domestic Violence Act Collide: Delhi HC Draws the Line on Daughter-in-Law’s Right of Residence in Shared Household

The Delhi High Court upheld the eviction of a widow and her son from the in-laws’ property under the Senior Citizens Act, holding that shared household rights under the Domestic Violence Act do not create proprietary rights and cannot override senior citizens’ right to peaceful residence.

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Bombay HC restores son & daughter-in-law’s eviction order under Senior Citizens Act emphasising on protection of life & property of the elderly

“The Appellate Tribunal had adopted an unduly hyper-technical approach, thereby defeating the very object and purpose of the special statute, which was in the nature of beneficial legislation enacted to safeguard the rights and interests of senior citizens”.